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Impunity, Discrimination Aand Repression Of Dissent, India’s human rights review at the UN

Amnesty International a UK based human rights group here on Thursday (4th May) will table a report at the UN Human Rights Council.

Hate & War-mongering is order of the day under Modi dispensation: Dal Khalsa tells UN Official

Dal Khalsa, a Sikh activists group, today said in a written press release that it's overseas delegation met United Nation official in Geneva to engage the world body on contentious issues concerning the future of Punjab and its people.

UN Secretary Gen Mulls Talking To Indian & Pakistani Officials On Kashmir Issue

The newly appointed UN secretary general Antonio Guterres in his first international arbitrary effort is mulling the option of talking to senior officials

Music to Inspire: UNO picked up Satinder Sartaaj for its campaign against Human Trafficking

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has picked up Satinder Sartaaj under its project ‘Blue Heart Campaign’ against human trafficking.

China Blocks US Motion to get Masood Azhar Blacklisted by UNSC

By throwing a spanner in the wheel China has yet again blocked a move to get the UN to sanction Masood Azhar, the chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)

UN Chief Decries Discriminatory Border Bans in Rebuke to Trump’s Travel Ban Decree

António Guterres, the new UN secretary general, said on Wednesday, in a clear response to the Trump administration’s refugee ban, that border policies based on religion, ethnicity or race were “against the fundamental principles and values on which our societies are based”.

Pakistan Hands Over Dossier On ‘India’s Interference’ to UN: Media Reports

As per the media reports Pakistan on Friday handed over a dossier on India’s alleged “interference” in the country to new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

Dal Khalsa hails UNGA resolution reaffirming people’s right of self-determination, urges UN to ensure its implementation

Dal Khalsa hails the UN General Assembly (UNGA) committee resolution reaffirming that the universal realisation of people’s right of self-determination was a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights.

Sikh Youth of Punjab Deplores India’s Opposition to UN Resolution on Abolishing Death Penalty

Sikh Youth of Punjab (SYP) strongly criticised Indian government for opposing the United Nations resolution that "sought to promote a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty".

Save Punjab Rally in NY: Protest outside United Nations’ headquarters over India-Pakistan tensions

Several activists belonging to the Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) held a protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York to raise their concerns over the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and its impact on the lives of the people in Punjab.

Kashmiri and Sikh Diaspora in New York Stage Demonstration Against Atrocities in Kashmir

As per media reports, hundreds of Kashmiris and Sikhs recently staged a demonstration in front of the United Nations office in New York to condemn the killings of Kashmiri youth by Indian forces.

Kashmiri Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez Released, Detained Again

Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez has been detained a second time, after a court ordered his release from administrative detention on Tuesday.

Sikh Diaspora groups Calls for Immediate Release of Kashmiri Activist Khurram Parvez

The World Sikh Organization of Canada has expressed its concern at the detention of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez.

India’s refusal to allow UN officials to probe excesses in Kashmir is a sign of its arrogance and malicious intentions

Basel (Switzerland): Dal Khalsa has termed the arbitrary arrest of noted human rights defender and JKCCS coordinator Khurram Pervez as a sheer sign of frustration ...

Kashmiri delegation praises UN Human Rights chief for censuring India

The strong statement by the top UN diplomat for human rights on India’s role in occupied Kashmir continues to resonate internationally.

Sikh body to UN chief Ban Ki-Moon: What applys to Sri Lanka, applys to India as well

Dal Khalsa sought UN led credible probe into the November 1984 carnage and killings of hundreds of youths illegally and extra-judicially in Punjab and elsewhere.

Sikhs Join Faith Leaders Heading Interfaith Climate Change Statement to United Nations

At a colorful multifaith ceremony with Buddhist chants, Zoroastrian prayers and Sikh singing at the Church Center for the UN, Ambassador Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly took delivery of the Interfaith Climate Change Statement to World Leaders signed by 270 high-level religious leaders, 4970 individuals and 176 religious groups from around the world.

United Nations observing the Indian brutality in Kashmir as mute spectators: Dal Khalsa

Dal Khalsa today slammed United Nations and world powers for observing the Indian brutality in Kashmir as silent and mute spectators.

Movies hook millions of young people on tobacco: WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) recently called upon governments to rate movies that portray tobacco use in a bid to prevent children and adolescents from starting to smoke cigarettes and use other forms of tobacco.

UN expert calls on states to end caste discrimination

Caste-affected countries should take urgent and comprehensive action to combat caste discrimination, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsàk-Ndiaye, says in a new report on the issue published this week.

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